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KEY MESSAGES

Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

- Strong, northerly winds may affect some outdoor activities Wednesday morning and afternoon.

- Elevated fire weather conditions are possible in the southeast Texas Panhandle Wednesday afternoon. Outdoor burning and activities that cause open sparks or flames are discouraged. Obey all burn bans.

UPDATE

Issued at 521 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

A very nice evening is still forecast for the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles with light winds and mild temperatures. Winds will increase overnight as a cold front moves across the region out of the north. The winds should keep the low levels well mixed which should keep overnight lows in the 30s, a bit warmer than last night. No major changes were needed to the ongoing forecast at this time.

Muscha

SHORT TERM

(This afternoon through Wednesday night) Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

Weak upper level flow today will be interrupted by a large scale upper level trough entering our CWA tonight and tomorrow morning. For the rest of today, warm temperatures and weak surface winds are expected to continue. Lows tonight will also be above average, ranging from the 30's to 40's.

The cold front is expected to enter the Oklahoma Panhandle late tonight, near midnight. The front should be through most of the Panhandles by sunrise on Wednesday. Breezy and some strong winds will prevail through the afternoon as the cold airmass settles in. High temperatures will drop back into the 50's for the day areawide. Elevated fire weather potential is increasing in the southeastern Texas Panhandle due to the strong, northerly surface winds. While minimum RH values will not support fire weather conditions, some wind driven RFTI values can be anticipated for a few hours in our southeast zone.

Rangel

LONG TERM

(Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 1146 AM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

No major changes were made today from previous forecasts of our long term package. The same concepts still apply, large scale subsidence continues over the Panhandle region. Upper level high pressure attempts to build back over the CWA on Thursday, but our next cold front will allow surface temperatures to return to average values Friday and beyond. Our benign weather pattern will continue for the next 7 days, barring any fire weather development due to days of increased wind speeds and/or low RH values.

Rangel

AVIATION

(00Z TAFS) Issued at 521 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

VFR conditions are forecast with this TAF cycle. Winds will mainly stay out of the northwest to north over the next 24 hours. Brief low level wind shear may occur overnight as a cold front races south across the region. Winds will increase beyond sunrise with gusts potentially upwards of 30 kts at the terminals. High clouds are expected to stream in over the region.

Muscha

AMA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. OK...None.